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Friday, October 22, 2010

"Marlene Dietrich Overseas: American songs in German for the OSS" 1952

I got this 10" LP as a teen (filched it from my father's records, and he let me keep it). I had this thing about 10" records (no jokes about Bullmoose Jackson tunes, please...), I always liked the small format, etc...Anyway....an interesting history, here. La Dietrich did propaganda recordings of American songs in German for the OSS during the war. After the war, Mitch Miller at Columbia Records asked her if she would record them for commercial release. She did. I believe these were recorded in 1950, although this was released in 1952. Artistically, this is an interesting little collection, too. Actually quite good. Dietrich's vocals are as good as can be expected from her, the translations of the lyrics are a little unusual, but the gist of the songs get across pretty well, IHMO. Give it a listen.....I just dug this out tonight and put it on the turntable...hadn't heard it in quite a few years. I was looking online today, and saw it in the re-released format, on a 33rpm LP, entitled "Lili Marlene". I didn't like the cover art nearly as much as the original that I have (see below)

Nah....nice gams...but not nearly as cool as La Dietrich in dirty combat boots....lol.

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I appraise antiques for a living, dealt them for years. I'm a practicing barber (old school...shears, etc..no clippers w/ guards, here). Collector of Democratic political memorabilia,vintage barber supplies, and old music. Ummmm, probably born in the wrong era...blahblahblah

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